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The Cuckoo Tree
Joan Aiken
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Description for The Cuckoo Tree
Paperback. Dido is marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate. Soon suspicious things happen; a priceless possession is stolen, a boy kidnapped, a twin sister found and when Dido catches a glimpse of her father, she is sure she is in the midst of another plot. Series: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Sequence. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
While her friend Capt Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido is marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate. Soon suspicious things happen; a priceless possession is stolen, a boy kidnapped, a twin sister found and when Dido catches a glimpse of her rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she is in the midst of another wicked Hanoverian plot. Can she combat mass hypnotism, smugglers, and a gang of murderers to prevent the plot to put St Paul`s Cathedral in the River Thames?
While her friend Capt Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido is marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate. Soon suspicious things happen; a priceless possession is stolen, a boy kidnapped, a twin sister found and when Dido catches a glimpse of her rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she is in the midst of another wicked Hanoverian plot. Can she combat mass hypnotism, smugglers, and a gang of murderers to prevent the plot to put St Paul`s Cathedral in the River Thames?
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Sequence
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099456650
SKU
V9780099456650
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-32
About Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken; her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, is also a novelist. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her ... Read more
Reviews for The Cuckoo Tree
Joan Aiken is a marvel
Philip Pullman
Guardian
Immensely exciting, weird and funny, Aiken at her best
Evening Standard
What a marvellous writer Joan Aiken is!
Guardian
Philip Pullman
Guardian
Immensely exciting, weird and funny, Aiken at her best
Evening Standard
What a marvellous writer Joan Aiken is!
Guardian